For the past year or so, I have been participating a weekly, self-created holiday known as "Sparkly Wednesdays." On SW I wear at least one obviously sparkly thing, although something shiny (like silver shoes) can be substituted for something that actually "sparkles" in a bejeweled kind of way.
It began accidentally. I don't have a lot of clothes and so I tend to wear the same things in a regular sort of rhythm. Mondays I dress up a bit because I'm usually in staff meetings with VPs. Tuesdays I usually wear a long skirt so I don't have to shave my legs again in the summer (sad excuse, but true). Thursdays tend to moving down the path to casual Fridays, so I wear linen pants or something relaxed. And Fridays are "jeans day" at work so (of course!) I wear jeans.
Wednesday had nothing to define it. So, probably out of boredom, I found myself wearing something bright or fun or interesting. For me, "fun" is frequently defined as "sparkly." Because I usually wear black or other somber tones, these sparkly outfits would stick out and people felt compelled to comment -- "Wow! That's some shirt!" I began to notice that I was usually getting comments about my outfits on Wednesdays, so when people would comment, I started to respond cheerfully with "Well, it IS Sparkly Wednesday!" After a while, the idea just stuck and the official, weekly holiday was born.
It seems to be catching on. People have started to wear sparkles on Wednesdays around the office and will come over and show me their outfits for my approval. I have told a few friends about it outside the office and they've seemed interested in participating from afar. I've been meaning to start up a group on Facebook where people can post photos of their sparkly awesomeness. Slowly, but surely, it is building momentum. Come sparkle with us!
